iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 110,300 shares, an increase of 165.1% from the November 30th total of 41,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 221,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ SUSC traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $22.68. The company had a trading volume of 204,898 shares, compared to its average volume of 251,449. The business has a 50 day moving average of $23.07 and a 200-day moving average of $23.22. iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $22.18 and a 1-year high of $23.97.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a $0.0872 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.08.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 24.3% in the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 218,223 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,958,000 after acquiring an additional 42,727 shares during the period. Strategic Blueprint LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 6.1% in the second quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 15,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $359,000 after purchasing an additional 914 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 12.5% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 25,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $577,000 after acquiring an additional 2,844 shares in the last quarter. Invera Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 8.6% in the second quarter. Invera Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 213,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,915,000 after purchasing an additional 16,936 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $754,000.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG USD Corporate Bond ETF (SUSC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index of USD-denominated, investment-grade, corporate debt, selected based on positive ESG characteristics. Holdings are optimally weighted to provide a similar risk and return characteristics of the Bloomberg US Corporate Index.